Cryptospira

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Marginellidae Rank Genus		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Marginellinae

Similar Cryptospira elegans, Marginellidae, Marginella, Volvarina, Bullata

Cryptospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cryptospira :

Cryptospira bridgettae Wakefield, 2010

Cryptospira cloveriana Wakefield, 2010

Cryptospira dactylus (Lamarck, 1822)

Cryptospira elegans (Gmelin, 1791)

Cryptospira fischeri (Bavay, 1903)

Cryptospira glauca Jousseaume, 1875

Cryptospira grisea (Jousseaume, 1917)

Cryptospira immersa (Reeve, 1865)

Cryptospira mccleeryi Wakefield, 2010

Cryptospira onychina (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Cryptospira praecallosa (Higgins, 1876)

Cryptospira quadrilineata (Gaskoin, 1849)

Cryptospira sabellii Cossignani, 2006

Cryptospira scripta (Hinds, 1844)

Cryptospira strigata (Dillwyn, 1817)

Cryptospira trailli (Reeve, 1865)

Cryptospira tricincta (Hinds, 1844)

Cryptospira ventricosa (G. Fischer, 1807)

Cryptospira wallacei Wakefield, 2010

Synonyms:

Cryptospira angustata (G.B. Sowerby, 1846) is a synonym of Volvarina angustata (G.B. Sowerby, 1846)

Cryptospira caducocincta (May, 1916) is a synonym of Mesoginella caducocincta (May, 1916)

Cryptospira loebbeckeana (Weinkauff, 1878) is a synonym of Cryptospira praecallosa (Higgins, 1876)

Cryptospira mabellae (Melvill & Standen, 1901) is a synonym of Prunum mabellae (Melvill & Standen, 1901)

Cryptospira martini Petit, 1853 is a synonym of Prunum martini (Petit, 1853)

Cryptospira olivella (Reeve, 1865) is a synonym of Mesoginella olivella (Reeve, 1865)

Cryptospira quiquandoni Cossignani, 2006 is a synonym of Cryptospira immersa (Reeve, 1865)

Cryptospira rubens (Martens, 1881) is a synonym of Prunum rubens (Martens, 1881)

Cryptospira verreauxi Jousseaume, 1875 is a synonym of Volvarina verreauxi (Jousseaume, 1875)

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